Detonating device.



"BI AGRESNLBAP. t DBTGONAMNG mms. APPLICATION H LBDSEPT.22,1913.

Patented Feb. 24, 1914.(

,wi/infame@ 'UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

wILLIAH Hf GEEENLEE, oF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, VAssIGrNon To CHARLES H. y r. 1:: "DE 'zEvALLos 0E NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

"Losaiea To all 'whom 'it 'may concern:

i LEAF, a citizen of the VUnit-ed States, residing at Nashville, in the county of Davidson and State yof Tennessee, have invented certain newv and useful Improvements .in Det-- onating1 Devices,- of `which the following is a specification, reference beingyhad tothe accompanying drawings'.

This invention relates toy certain improvements in detonatingdevices andhas relation more particularly to a device ofv this general character in simulation of 'a .lire arm and wherein a percusslon` cap 1s.employed,and the object of the inventionfls'to` providefa device of` this general character 4'having means of a novelandlmprovedfcharac'ter be carefully defined in the appended claims.

In order that vmy invention may be the better-understood, I willnow proceed to describe thei same with reference to` the accompanying` drawings, i; wherein-"- ,5 '"Figure'l is a view inside elevation `ofia detonating device constructed in accordance lwith myinvention with the casing shown in open position andwith .the trigger in'position to return to operative engagement with i the hammer after a liring operation; Fig. 2 Y

is a view similar to Fig. 1 with the trigger retracted to la point justbefore the release of the hammer andshowing the feed-for the ammunition tape `or'band;\Fig`.3 is a view `in rear elevation of the device as disclosed in the precedingviews with the casing in *closed position; Fig.` Lifis a'view in front ele` VationY with the casing in vthe sainen position as in Fig. 3 ;*Fig. 5 isa view in side eleva-` tion ofthedevice as illustrated .in Figsp3` an'dll; Fig. 6 is aview .inpersp'ective of thej plate,"` herein. employed,` forA supporting ,the movable partsto'f my improved mechanism; Fig. 7 is a view in perspective of the ham- Y'apmirati@inea september 2a, `1913. ser-aiNavaiau;

The novelfeatures ofthe invention `will- DETONATING .DEvIcEL f Specification of Letters Patenti. j' i Pateliltd Fel). 24;?, 1.91114. ,Y

mer herein'disclosed on anenlargedscale B. Gpnrmiv-y andjdetached; Fig. 8 is aview in top plan of the blank from which the hammer shown vin isproduced; Fig. 9 is an enlarged fragmentary sectionaluview showing f the hinged connectlon between the sections `of the casing, such `sections being shown in` their open position; Fig.` 10 is an enlarged fragmentary `sectional 'view showing the means `for locking the sections of` `the casing in closed relation; F1g.\11 is a view in rear elevation of Ithet'rigger asfherein disclosed; Fig. 1 2 is a view vin plan ofthe blank vfrom which .thextrigger shown. in Fig. 11 is profv duced; andFig. 13 is aview in perspective of the guifde membenherein' employedi. f

My invention as herein embodied is shown as applied to a device insfimulation-.offan automatic pistol but I dojnot wish to ybe understood .as 'limiting` myself tol this Apar-'- ticular formas` itis thought tobe obvious that my invention canbe employed in connection with variousforms of inclosing cas- As, herein disclosed, l-l, denote. casing sections adapted to afford, when assembled, a chamber 2A substantially. inclosed `except at thev forward end Yof ,the barrel portion 2 which end` is provided with` an opening `3 affording anV exit Afor the exploded caps whichare produced on an elongated flexible strip.or tape 4in' a A,ma-nner,` well known, and` 1n itself forms no part of the `present invention. i The opening 3, being the only point 'ofdischargd also provides a means through! which the `resultant sound of an explosion is directed and through whichthe smoke yof the explosion also passes whereby 1t will be `readily perceivedy that a= close simulation is obtained by a pistol. The sec- .tions 1--1, as herein disclosed, are hingedly united along the freelongitudinal edge porftions of the barrel parts thereof andasherein set` forth this vhingedconnection is afforded by providingone of the sections with `theftongues, 5--5 adaptedto extend downwardly throughfsuitable apertures 6`6 produced in the adjacent portion of the second section, `suchV :tongues .5 being annularly flexed in order thatthe sections 1 -f1 may be readily/ and convenientlyl separated." In order, however, to hold such sections 1-1 -normallyin assembled` position, the lower part of thebuttportion of one'of the usections V is provided with a tongue 7 adapted to overlapv the adjacent similar portion of the second section 1 and such tongue 7 is provided with an indentatlon 9 adapted to be accommodated within a similar lndentation 10' on the second-section whereby itv will be readily observed that the frictional contact of the tongue 7 will result in effectually maintainingthe second sections in assembled position. f 'v Insertible in the barrel portion of one of the lsections 1 and suitablyl secured'thereto `byfthe'rivets 11 and 12 is a plate v14'on which vthe 'firing mechanism is mounted and' the upper marginal portion of such plate is provided with an inwardlydirected flange 15,- along which the tape 4 is adapted to travel in a manner to be hereinafter more particularly referredl to. ,Also projecting inwardlyof the plate is a pin 16 on which is mounted for rockingmovement' the upwardly and lforwardly directed hammer 17 such hammer may be adjusted into retracted position until the finger piece 21 is withdrawn from the slot 20 whereupon'the hammer is forcibly brought into contactwith the anvil 19 or more particularly the Vcapinterposed 'therebetween through the medium of the retractable spring22` having. one end portion suitablv. secured to the inwardly directed tongue 23 struck from the plate 14Z while the opposite end of such spring is secured to the hammer'17 in advance of the pin -16;"as`herein shown in the drawings, ithe engagement of the spring with the hammeris afforded-by so roducing the open ended slot 20 as to a ord-a shoulder 24 against which such spring bears. The body 25 of the trigger is provlded with an elongated slot 26 throughwhich asecond pin 27, inwardly projecting from the plate 14, projects and serves as a fulcrum for the trigger, and the. upper end portionof the body 25 of the trigger whenpressure-is ap-1 plied upon the finger pie'ce21f is adapted to contact with the tapeV andy through coaction with the flange'l-to lautomatically feed the tape'forwarda distancesufficientV to properly position a cap on the fanvil 19 1n order that the same may lbe 'exploded by 1 vthe hammer 17l when the finger piece has been retracted ya suiicient distance to becomel released from the'slot 20, hereinbefore referred to. The finger piece 21 is normally maintained within the slot 2O through the the anvil 19, the upper end portion of such body 25 is caused to contact with an-inwardly projecting lug 30 struck from the plate 14. f

j The tape or .band 4 is inwardly rolled and is adapted to bel mounted upbn the inwardly*directedportion of the rivet 12 and the free-end portion thereof is then di. rected along theflange 15 and above the lug 30 which is elongated and serves to maintain suchtape in operativel position relativelyto the hammer and anvil, as is believed to-be obvious. 'It often loccurs that the tape or band 4 during its travel or feed toward the, anvil ,19 becomes laterally displaced-whereby certain of the caps are. not properly engaged by thehammer 17 especially vas they caps arev not generally disposed in 'proper' alinement on the tape as inthe-'manufacture ofl these tapes or bands it often occurs that some of thecapsare posltioned beyond kthe transverse center of the tape or band to'such an extent that but 95 slight lateral displacement of the ltape .in its yreed orv travel will result in the non-explosionof these caps. As herein disclosed, the tape or band 4 is held against lateral displacement by the elongated guide flange 31 depending below the-flange 15`and preferably positioned in proximity to the anvil 19, the distance between the guide fiange 31 andthe plate 14 being substantially equal tothe transverse dimension of the band or tape4. If desired this guide flange/31 may be formed integrally with thel flange 15 but,

as herein disclosed/it'v is produced with the angular plate 32 having its body portion interposed between the plate 14 and the adjacent wall of the section 1 with the angular portion 33 bridging the flange 15.

The hammer 17 may be vformed as desired but it is preferred that the same be produced from a'single piece of sheet metal as particularly` indicated in. Fig. 8., and wherein the contacting portion ofsuch hammer is produced by suitably flexing the wings 34, as indicated in dotted lines in such figure,

Vwhereby theV form of hammer particularly shown in Fig.` 7 .is produced.V Itis also preferred to producethetrigger 21 of sheetk metal although Ido'not wis'hto be' understood as limitin .myself in this respect. As

hereinv disclose this trigger is produced froma blank particularly illustrated in Fig. 12 wherein the body 25 of such trigger is initially of. substantially oval form having a projected portion to afford the finger piece. The l intermediate portion vof the 'blank adapted to form the body 25vis cut out, as at 35, in such a manner as to produce the inwardly .directed linger 36 adapted to serve as an anchoring means whereby the spring 28 may be secured to the body 25 as has been hereinbefore referred to. To either side of the cut out portion 35, the body 25. of the blank is provided with elongated openings which, when the device is properly folded in a manner which is thought to be obvious, afford' the slot 26, hereinbefore lreferred to. .j I'

From the foregoing description of my improvements, it is thought to be obvious that a detonating device constructed in accordance with my invention is `of an ex tremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and of the absolute protection afforded against .injury from sparks at the timeof the eX- plosionand it will also be obvious from the foregoing description that my invention is susceptible of some change and modiication without material departure from the prin- Y 'cipls and scope thereof and for this reason I do not wish to befunderstood asvlimiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in car in out m' invention in ractice.

I clalm A l 1. A detonating device adapted to be employed in conjunctionnwith an ammunition and and including a plate having a flange ably supported on the plate beneath the flange and adapted to contact with the anvil upon upward movement of the hammer, and a guide plate having a marginal yort-ion overlapping the plate and intersecting the plane in which vthe ammunition band travels and serving to hold such band against trans-l verse movement.

2. A detonating device adapted to be employed in conjunction 'with an ammunition band and including a plate provided with a flange, a'portion. of such iange serving as an anvil, 4a hammer movable relatively to. the anvil, a- 4trigger mounted for rocking mov-ement and for endwise movement, the rocking movement of the. trigger serving to retract the hammer aw aylfrom the anvil andl the endwise lmovement ,of the trigger permitting the lsame to coperate with the iiange to im art feeding movement to the band relative y to the anvil when the trigger is rocked in one direction.

3. A `detonating device adapted to be employed in conjunction with an ammunition band and includinga plate provided with a suc flange, a portion o iiange serving as an anvil, a hammer movable relatively to the anvil, aV trigger mounted for rocking'movement and for endwise movement,the rocking movement ofthe trigger serving-to retract the hammer away fro-m the anvil andthe endwise movement of the trigger permitting the same to coperate with the flange to impartfeeding movement to the band relatively to the anvil when the trigger is rocked inl one direction, and a lug carried by the plate serving as a guide for the band and limiting Athe rocking movement ofl the trigger in one direction.

4. A 'detonating device adapted to be employed in conjunction with an ammunition band and including a plate having a ange, a portion of such ange serving as an anvil, a hammer movable' relatively to the anvil,

,and a guide plate overlapping the plate `adjacent the anvil and having a marginal portion serving to hold the band against trans-v verse movement.

5. A device of the character described adapted to be employed in connection with an ammunition band and comprising a member serving to afford an elongated chamber having .an opening through an end thereof and: provided with a lateral extension intermediate the length thereof and serving as a hand grasp, detonating mechanism including an anvil and ahammer wholly inclosed within the member, the walls of the chamber adjacent the detonating mechanism bejing imperforate, and operating means 'for -the hammer `extending exteriorly of the member and positioned in close proximity to the hand grasp, such member also affording a chamber to receive the ammunition band, the opening in the end of the member serving substantially as the only point of egress for the chamber and being positioned remote from the anvil.

In testimony'whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. WILLIAM B. GREENLE AF. Witnesses:

FRANK L.' TURNER, a R. H. THoMrsoN.; 

